Sweet As Honey

"Why do you look so nervous?" Bea grinned at me, nudging my shoulder.

"I'm not, you're just being annoying."

He scoffed. "Oh, come on, you're so easy to play with."

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It's the 1980s a little over twenty years after Martin Luther King's Civil Rights Movement. CNN has just begun, everyone has their cliques, the nerds, the jocks, the emos and the skaters.

Bea and Shawn are best friends.

They're polar opposites but they're inseparable. Bea is outgoing, funny, and generally happy go lucky. Shawn is quiet, reserved and values his free time. Shawn grew up neglected, with only Bea and his sister, Jamie to rely on. Bea grew up with three older brothers who never missed a chance to make fun of him. He was close to his parents but they always seemed to ignore who he truly was.

Bea and Shawn don't have much in common but they value each other and both like to play baseball so that's one thing.

Can their relationship last while being watched by the prying eyes of those around them? Or will they crack under the pressure?